In his state of the nation address to commemorate the Proclamation of Independence of the Republic of Indonesia, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said no one should be most self-righteous while blaming others, most religious, and most Pancasila-minded. “All those feeling self-righteous and obtruding are not morally correct. We are fortunate that the majority of Indonesian […]

Head of the National COVID-19 Task Force Doni Monardo has signed up to become a volunteer for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials, announced spokesperson of COVID-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito, during a press conference at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Thursday (13/8). “This is part of the Government’s commitment to provide the maximum protection for all Indonesian […]

The Government has announced that active COVID-19 cases continue to decrease during the previous reporting period (13 July-12 August 2020), Spokesperson of the National COVID-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito has said. According to him, as of 13 August, the total number of active cases reached 39,290 or 29.5 percent. There were 2,098 new confirmed cases, […]

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing has announced it continued to assist the handling of flash flood emergencies in North Luwu Regency of South Sulawesi during the emergency response period declared by the Regional Government from 14 July to 12 August 2020 as well as post-disaster. The flash flood occurred on Monday (13/7) caused […]

The Government has announced it will provide a super-micro People’s Business Credit (KUR) scheme for laid-off workers and housewives running productive businesses through the Financing Policy Committee for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). “The interest rate for super-micro People’s Business Credit (KUR) is set at 0 percent until 31 December and 6 percent after […]

The pandemic has raised the fragility of conflict-affected countries and even risk them to fall back into crisis, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi. The Minister made the statement during the virtual meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate on pandemics and the challenges of sustaining peace, Wednesday (12/08). The […]

The Government has announced it is accelerating the facilitation of halal certification issuance for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME). The commitment was marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between ten ministries and institutions at the Office of Ministry of Religious Affairs, Jakarta, Thursday (13/8). Those ten institutions are Ministry of Religious […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has conferred Bintang Mahaputra Nararya Award to Indonesian politicians Fadli Zon and Fahri Hamzah. According to President Jokowi, the Award is conferred to someone who has given services to the nation and state and has gone through careful consideration by the Title and Merit Council. As for the awardee, the award […]

Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed Indonesia’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BBB’ with a Stable Outlook. In its report, Fitch stated that Indonesia’s stable rating was driven by good medium-term growth prospects and a low debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio compared to that of peer countries in the BBB […]

Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian has called on 548 regional heads to immediately realize the use of the Regional Budget (APBD) to boost regional economies affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Minister, this is in accordance with Presidential Instruction Number 6 of 2020 on Increasing Discipline and Law Enforcement of Health […]